Branching out

Decisions, decisions. I bought a beautiful skein of Feza Kid Mohair and a skein of Dalegarn Ara to make a Loopy and luscious scarf from Knitty (http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEwinter02/PATTloopy.html) but then I noticed the "Branching out" (http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEspring05/PATTbranchingout.html) scarf pattern. The branching out pattern calls for exactly 1 skein of Rowan Kid Silk Haze which has the same gauge and yardage as my kid mohair. Should I make the Branching out scarf and abandon the lonely skein of Ara? Surprisingly, the Branching out scarf yields a fairly large (7 inches wide, 78 inches long) scarf which is lovely leafy lace!

Why am I even thinking about this when I am only 1 skein into my Clapotis and haven't even begun the fun dropping stitches part of the pattern yet?